8 The Last Will of Thomas Gore, the Antiquary. 



Greek Testament curiously bound up in black sealeskin having 

 silver claspSj and plates of silver at the corners and one plate of 

 silver of a lozenge-form in the middle of the covers whereon is en- 

 graved my Paternal coat. Together with my Latine Bible bound 

 up in Turkey leather which was my deare Father's. And also of 

 an ancient Pedigree of my Family drawne and confirmed under the 

 hands of William Dethick, Garter^ Principall King of Arms^ and 

 William Camden^ Clarencieux King of Arms. And also of another 

 Pedigree of my Family in Latin, drawne more faire and large in 

 velome, together with the Box wherein it is kept with the Lock 

 and Key belonging thereunto. And also of another Pedigree of my 

 Family drawn and depicted in parchment, confirmed by George 



Owen not long since York Herald and Thomas Thomson 



And also of a Labqe Manuscript in Folio entituled " Syntagma 

 Genealogicum, or a Genealogical Treatise of the Family of the 

 Gores of Aldrington alias Alderton/' &c., containing a true and 

 exact account of their Armes, Births, Baptisms, Marriages, Issues, 

 Lands, Last wills and Testaments, Deaths, Burials, Inventories, 

 Probats of Wills, &c., extracted out of Records, Leger-Books, 

 Printed Books, Manuscripts, Charters, Parish Registers, Court 

 Rolls, Evidences, Visitations of Counties, Tombes and Arms : which 

 Booke I do enjoyne my son carefully to preserve and continue all 

 his time in the same methode as it is begun, and so to transmit it to 

 Posterity. And also of a Plate of copper wherein is engraven my 

 Atchievement containing my coat Armour well marshalled with my 

 Quarterings, Helmet Wreath, Crest, Mantle and Motto. And Two 

 more Copper -plates containing my coat Armour with my Quarter- 

 ings within their compartments : and foure other copper-plates of 

 several sizes containing my Paternall Coat with Crest and Motto, 

 which I desire may also be transmitted to Posterity. As also a 

 plate of Copper, wherein seaven distinct scales belonging to some of 

 my Ancestors are curiously engraven. As also two other plates of 

 copper in one of which is my Paternall Coate of Arms engraven in 

 the midst with many faire ftourishings at each end for Prints to be 

 placed on the Top of Epistles dedicatory in Books. In the other 

 is only engraven a Basket of Fruite and Flowers, for Prints to be 



